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  • Article (5)

    • Identification of the Beneficial Owner

      1. For the purposes of implementing the provisions of this Decision, the Beneficial Owner of the Legal Person shall be whoever person that ultimately owns or controls, whether directly through a chain of ownership or control or by other means of control such as the right to appoint or dismiss the majority of its Directors, 25% or more of the shares or 25% or more of the voting rights in the Legal Person.
         
      2. The Beneficial Owner may be traced through any number of Legal Persons or arrangements of whatsoever kind.
         
      3. If two or more natural persons jointly own or control a ratio of capital in the Legal Person, all of them shall be deemed as jointly owners or controllers of such ratio.
         
      4. If, after all reasonable means have been taken, no natural person is identified as an ultimate Beneficial Owner in accordance with Clause (1) of this Article, or there is reasonable doubt that any natural person identified as an ultimate Beneficial Owner is the true Beneficial Owner in the Legal Person; then the natural person who controls the Legal Person by other means of control shall be deemed as the Beneficial Owner.
         
      5. Where no natural person is identified in accordance with Clause (4) of this Article; then the natural person who holds the position of a higher management official shall be deemed as the Beneficial Owner.